
Mass held in Lac-Megantic to mark fifth anniversary of tragedy
LAC-MEGANTIC, Que. — A commemorative church service was held in Lac-Megantic on Friday to mark the five-year-anniversary of the train derailment that killed 47 people and destroyed part of downtown.
Church bells rang out later to remember the victims who lost their lives on July 6, 2013, after a runaway train hauling tanker cars loaded with volatile crude oil barrelled into the town of 6,000, derailed and exploded.
The service was part of a series of events being held through Sunday to commemorate the tragedy.
The ceremonies kicked off on Thursday evening with a concert and a silent march that ended at the graveyard where many of the victims are buried.